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An even bigger boost for microgrid development and energy storage may come from SB 100 — a bill to establish a zero-carbon grid after 2030, when the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) is set at 60 percent. SB 100 is now in committee. “SB 100 will ...

SB 100 had already passed the state Senate and has now passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee as well as the even more difficult Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. That makes it likely it will end up on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk, said ...

SB 100 would increase California's current renewable portfolio standard to 60% by 2030 and establish a goal of meeting 100% renewable energy by 2045. If the bill becomes law, California would be the second state, after Hawaii to strive for 100% ...